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TATA STEEL: Workers in Scunthorpe, Rotherham and Sheffield should...

February 12, 2016, 6:38 pm
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A call has been made for fairness to be shown to the steel industry in Scunthorpe. This follows the possibility that China will be in the running to supply steel for a major UK construction project. Bob Lax, of Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, told the Scunthorpe Telegraph: "Only a few weeks after the closure of the Redcar steelworks, and the loss of thousands of jobs in the steelworks at Port Talbot, Scunthorpe, Rotherham and Sheffield, the Chancellor George Osborne has specifically asked China...

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Post office to close for refurbishment

February 12, 2016, 6:38 pm
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A SCUNTHORPE post office will close for refurbishment work.Riddings Post Office at the Lincolnshire Co-op on Willoughby Road will shut on Monday, March 7 at 5.30pm and will reopen on Friday, March 11 at 1pm.Customers will benefit from a newly refurbished branch, with longer opening hours and additional services, including car tax and a selection of on demand foreign currency.It is part of a major programme of modernisation taking place across the Post Office network.The new post office will open...

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Make mine a pint of …chips! Restaurant dishing up novelty...

February 12, 2016, 6:40 pm
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CALVIN Dow, the tenant of a new restaurant in North Lincolnshire, has come up with the novel idea of serving chips in pint and half-pint measures at £2 and £1 a time. They can be ordered with dishes on the menu at the Britannia Inn, on Wrawby Street, Brigg. Further to last week's Bar Fly piece on cheap soft drinks, Richard and Val Revell at the Nelthorpe Arms, on Bridge Street, Brigg, report a pint of lime and soda is just 60p.

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Major revamp revealed for Scunthorpe school

February 12, 2016, 6:42 pm
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Plans to improve buildings at a Scunthorpe primary school have been revealed. Planning permission is being sought for re-roofing and other alterations to the main part of Outwood Academy Parkwood, on Plymouth Road. It is also proposed to add two infill structures between buildings and to renew external cladding and glazing. A new link corridor will be formed along the year 5 and 6 classrooms to create a link through to the year 3 and 4 teaching areas without having to pass through the...

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Fears over lorries turning on to A15 prompts new delay in huge...

February 12, 2016, 6:44 pm
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A DECISION on whether to grant permission for a development on the former RAF Kirton in Lindsey has been deferred again by councillors.Developer Acorn Recyclers wants to change the use of three hangars on the base to allow storage and distribution of agricultural storage operations, together with offices.The plans were discussed by North Lincolnshire Council's planning committee.The committee had deferred a decision on the plans last month after road safety concerns were raised and committee...

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New gymnastics academy to serve Scunthorpe area already has 200...

February 12, 2016, 6:46 pm
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A new gymnastics academy is planned to serve North Lincolnshire. Already there are 200 people keen to use the facility. Allison Hickling, of the Allegro Gymnastic Academy, is seeking planning permission to develop at a unit on Birkdale Road, Bottesford. She has told council planners: "We are confident that we can make a real difference to people's health by offering a fun yet challenging alternative to the sports and activities currently available in the local area."We have...

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Major new housing development to be built in Bottesford

February 12, 2016, 6:50 pm
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WORK can now begin on building 68 new homes on the former Darby Glass factory site in Bottesford after detailed plans were given the thumbs-up by councillors.Plans for the project were discussed by North Lincolnshire Council's planning committee.The scheme had been under consideration by planning officers at the authority since last summer, after outline permission for up to 80 homes on the Sunningdale Road site was initially granted in November 2014.The number of homes planned for the site was...

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Wren Living reveals vacancies as 130 jobs go up for grabs

February 12, 2016, 6:52 pm
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WREN Living is recruiting for 130 roles across its Scunthorpe, Barton-Upon-Humber and Howden sites.The kitchen manufacturer is looking for a number of roles at its factory on Foxhills Industrial Estate in Scunthorpe and its head office on Falkland Way in Barton.A recruitment event will take place on Friday, February 19 from 10am to 3pm at the Scunthorpe Action Station on Cole Street.The following roles are on offer:General operativesForklift truck driversMachine operativesHand sprayersComputer...

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Pet owners facing hefty bills after council introduces new rules...

February 12, 2016, 6:54 pm
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PET owners have been left reeling after being told to drastically cut the amount of animal waste they take to the tip.Changes to North Lincolnshire Council's waste disposal arrangements mean from the end of March, it will no longer collect animal waste separately.It will restrict the amount people can take to the tip to one carrier bag a week.Pet owners claim this could lead to fly-tipping or people not cleaning out their animals as often as they should.Gavin Howe, 32, of Brandon Road,...

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Demonstration planned outside Scunthorpe's Sports Direct store...

February 12, 2016, 6:56 pm
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Britain's biggest trade union, Unite, will today (Saturday, February 13) stage a lunch-time demonstration outside the leading Scunthorpe High Street store of Sports Direct about work practices for employees. Branches in Leeds, Doncaster and Sheffield were also targeted as part of a national campaign day which includes the handing over of a 20,000-name petition at the Sports Direct's head office in Shirebrook, Derbyshire. The protest will take place at 1pm today. Sports Direct was unavailable...

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Campaign launched to save former Crosby Hotel in Scunthorpe

February 12, 2016, 6:58 pm
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A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save the former Crosby Hotel in Scunthorpe from demolition. The lobby is being led by licensee Ian Charles who ran the hotel in Normanby Road for eight years until 2008. Ian, who now owns the Wicked bar in Scunthorpe High Street, wants the Crosby listed as an asset of community value and as a building of historical interest. He said: "It's shame to see such a fine landmark going to rack and ruin. It deserves better. "The Berkeley Hotel in Scunthorpe is rated as a...

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B&M to open fourth store in North Lincolnshire

February 12, 2016, 7:00 pm
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RETAILER B&M has confirmed it is set to open a new store in North Lincolnshire.The national chain will take over the former Lidl supermarket on Springs Parade, Brigg, which has been empty since April 2013.A deal has been agreed with Tesco, which owns the site, and work is now under way on a comprehensive internal and external refurbishment programme to get the store ready to open in the summer.A B&M spokeswoman said: "We're feeling really positive about the creation of new jobs for...

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Protesters demonstrate outside Sports Direct in Scunthorpe

February 13, 2016, 6:27 am
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PROTESTERS were outside Sports Direct in Scunthorpe today (Saturday, February 13) to demonstrate against working practices for employees at the national sports retailer.Representatives from Unite, Britain's biggest trade union, arrived with placards and flags.Branches in Leeds, Doncaster and Sheffield were also targeted as part of a national campaign day which includes the handing over of a 20,000-name petition at Sports Direct's head office in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.Sports Direct was...

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HEALTH LOTTERY RESULTS: Winning numbers for tonight, Saturday...

February 13, 2016, 6:29 am
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COULD you scoop the jackpot on the Health Lottery tonight (Saturday, February 13)?Ticket-holders across the country will be crossing their fingers and hoping they are lucky, with a top prize of £100,000 on offer.To scoop a share of the top prize, players must match all five of the main numbers drawn.Four main numbers plus the bonus ball wins a prize of £10,000, with payouts going down as far as £10 for two main numbers and the bonus ball.The Health Lottery was set up to benefit...

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The Crosby Hotel - pictures through the ages

February 13, 2016, 7:01 am
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NATIONAL LOTTERY RESULTS: Winning Lotto numbers for tonight...

February 13, 2016, 11:00 am
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WILL you be a National Lottery millionaire tonight (Saturday, February 13)?The latest Lotto draw is set to be made, with players across the country dreaming of hitting the jackpot.Tonight's top prize is a rollover, meaning an estimated £32.8 million is up for grabs.To guarantee scooping a share of it, ticket-holders must match all six of the main numbers.But for those whose numbers do not come up, there will also be one guaranteed raffle millionaire and 20 raffle winners of...

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Staggering amount in fines owed at Scunthorpe library

February 13, 2016, 6:32 pm
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A FEAST of Good Stories, a book published in 1997 by editor Pat Alexander, is proving just that for one avid reader in North Lincolnshire.For the local library service is still awaiting the return of the children's favourite read – after 12 years!A Feast of Good Stories along with the 36-year-old book Miss Jump the Jockey by Allan Ahberg were both borrowed from the mobile library service and were due to be returned on February 20, 2004.Both missing titles have added to the whopping...

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New 30m WiFi mast approved

February 13, 2016, 6:34 pm
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A 30m high WiFi mast has been approved by North Lincolnshire Council planners. Permission has been granted to Quickline Ltd, of Driffield, to site the structure and generator adjacent to the reservoir access road leading to Northwold Farm, Worlaby. The site is near the top of the Lincolnshire Wolds scarp slope. But no objections were raised and North Lincolnshire Council concluded the mast would not have an unacceptable impact.

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Mobile speed camera locations in northern Lincolnshire and East...

February 13, 2016, 6:36 pm
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Mobile speed camera locations in northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire for week commencing February 14, supplied by Safer Road Humber, are: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14: Safety Camera Enforcement Officers will be visiting sites across the region MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15: A165 Beeford & Rowland Road, Scunthorpe TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16: A18 Barton Street (between Beelsby jct and B1203 Ashby Top roundabout) & A164 Leconfield WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17: A1174 Dunswell & Tetney Road,...

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Team from 2 Sisters factory in Scunthorpe to trek across Great...

February 13, 2016, 6:38 pm
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A GROUP of Scunthorpe factory employees are preparing for a gruelling nine-day trek across the Great Wall of China.The team from the 2 Sisters Food Group are jetting to Beijing later in the year to take on the hike, which will conclude with laying a brick on part of the wall being renovated.The trek is in aid of the children's charity Boparan Charitable Trust.The charity helps disabled people, those with life-limiting conditions and people living in extreme poverty.Trek organiser Tony Bury said...

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